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STDs hit record high: More Americans than ever are catching chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | October 19, 2016 | Mia De Graaf

Posted on 10/19/2016 5:55:11 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o

Infections from these three sexually spread diseases have hit another record high in the U.S.

Chlamydia was the most common. More than 1.5 million cases were reported in the U.S. last year, up 6 per cent from the year before.

Nearly 400,000 gonorrhea cases were reported, up 13 per cent.

And there were about 24,000 cases of the most contagious forms of syphilis, up 19 per cent.

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An estimated 20 million cases of sexually transmitted infections occur each year in the U.S.

The worrying new figures come amid fears sexually-transmitted diseases could soon become untreatable as infections build a resistance to antibiotics.

Last month, the WHO updated its guidelines on how to treat chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis for the first time since 2003.

Together, the diseases infect 200 million people every year.

They are normally treated with a short and simple dose of antibiotics. But at the rate the diseases are developing, it is just a matter of years before this method becomes ineffective.

Crucially, doctors must stop over-prescribing antibiotics, and patients must be vigilant about taking the correct doses.

'Resistance of these STIs to the effect of antibiotics has increased rapidly in recent years and has reduced treatment options,' the UN agency said.

Antibiotic resistance also exists in chlamydia and syphilis, though it is less common.

The CDC recommends treating the infection with a combination of two antibiotics: azithromycin and ceftriaxone.

The infection has already become immune to penicillin, tetracycline and fluoroquinolones.

Increasingly, gonorrhea is building up a resistance to the individual drugs.

When left undiagnosed and untreated, the three diseases can have serious consequences, causing pelvic infamatory disease and ectopic pregnancy in women, and increasing the chances of miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death.

It can infect the genitals, rectum, and throat.

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To: Mrs. Don-o

Can’t say this was followed to the letter by all or any parties in my case. But it still worked!

Oh, Happy day!


21 posted on 10/19/2016 6:29:16 PM PDT by dr_lew (I)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

And just what are the percentages attributable to the “it’s just another lifestyle” homosexuals?


22 posted on 10/19/2016 6:30:44 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Romeo + Juliet = True Love hilLIAR + Obambi = ISIS)
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To: Baynative

I can’t imagine any of the young crowd having sex with anyone - seems like they can’t put their phone down long enough.


23 posted on 10/19/2016 6:36:45 PM PDT by fivecatsandadog (GO TRUMP! Drain the swamp!)
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To: butlerweave
All of them are Gay ?

Not all, just a hugely disproportionate number. The chart below, based on CDC data, shows cases of syphilis:

Also see: http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/docs/factsheets/std-trends-508.pdf

24 posted on 10/19/2016 6:40:21 PM PDT by TChad
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Okay, so I need to share a story that happened to a couple of my brother’s friends back in the 80s:

“Dan” was popular with the ladies, as was “John”. Neither had any problems finding girlfriends or casual partners with whom to enjoy sexual activities.

At one point they had both slept with the same girl around the same general timeframe. Dan came down with some unpleasantries in the genital region and had to go to the doctor for diagnosis and treatment. Yes, it was curable. No, I didn’t ask specifically what it was that he had caught. Being friends with John, Dan told him that he should go get checked out.

John went to the doctor and was told that the test involved having one of those big wooden Q-tips inserted in his urethra so they could get a culture for the lab. He said it was remarkably painful. A short while later the doctor (or nurse, I don’t remember and it’s not relevant) came back in and said “I have some bad news.” John thought it was going to be word of a positive test result but it turns out that the swab had gotten contaminated and they needed to repeat the procedure, further abusing his already-unhappy urethra. Evidently, jamming a large wooden Q-tip up in the pee hole twice in a short time frame is not something anyone wants to experience.

The only good news is that his test eventually came back and he hadn’t caught an STD.

So the moral of the story is: Never vote for a Democrat. Or something like that...


25 posted on 10/19/2016 6:46:29 PM PDT by Two Kids' Dad (((( Hillary Clinton is a felon. As yet unindicted, but a felon nonetheless ))))
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To: TChad
I suspect that some people will misinterpret that chart, thinking that it shows percentages. It does not. The Y axis shows actual cases of syphilis. That top "MSM" red line is entirely the product of the very small percentage of men who are homosexuals/bisexuals.

The percentage of homosexuals with STDs must be extremely high.

26 posted on 10/19/2016 6:53:47 PM PDT by TChad
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To: tuffydoodle

[It’s the Russians fault.]

The Russians sent an email virus!!! /Lying Hillary /Kooky Tim Kaine


27 posted on 10/19/2016 6:54:47 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Bill Clinton Did It !


28 posted on 10/19/2016 6:59:18 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK (I think therefore im Dangerous to the liberal agenda !)
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To: SaveFerris

In Russia, crabs get you.


29 posted on 10/19/2016 7:02:01 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: elcid1970

I expect Hillary will blame interstellar aliens next, after the Russian.

Obama will blame people that cling to their guns and Bibles.


30 posted on 10/19/2016 7:08:16 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Obama’s fault.


31 posted on 10/19/2016 7:11:17 PM PDT by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Which explains Hillary Clinton.


32 posted on 10/19/2016 7:24:15 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

The real legacy of the Clintons.


33 posted on 10/19/2016 7:29:29 PM PDT by Oratam
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To: al baby
Boy this news is nothing to clap about

LOL-I haven't heard that in years.

34 posted on 10/19/2016 7:40:09 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: al baby
Boy this news is nothing to clap about

LOL-I haven't heard that in years.

35 posted on 10/19/2016 7:41:08 PM PDT by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Thanks Clinton!

Making America syphilitic again.


36 posted on 10/19/2016 7:47:49 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Hail Obambi, our Deer Leader)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

This could never happen to the “hook up”-Ashley Madison-sleep with a thug straight out of the pen society. /s

Not to mention the overabundance of bi-sexual feminized man-bun wearing rump rangers running around.


37 posted on 10/19/2016 7:52:34 PM PDT by Molon Labbie
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Its a good thing we have sex education at schools! I can’t explain all the STD’s, but at least Americans know how to put condoms on bananas.


38 posted on 10/19/2016 8:00:22 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Mainstreaming homosex and promoting it in schools and media.


39 posted on 10/19/2016 8:04:08 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: KarlInOhio
Meanwhile: Madonna: ‘If You Vote for Hillary Clinton, I Will Give You a Blowjob’

And you will get a whole lot more. Did she not date Dennis Rodman for a spell? She is likely a petri dish of STDs by now.

40 posted on 10/19/2016 8:07:52 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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